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Bitch Is A Bad Word: A Domestic Violence Podcast on Healing and Empowerment

Lindsay Abernathy | Domestic Violence Survivor

Bitch Is A Bad Word is a real, raw, and unapologetic domestic violence podcast that digs deep into healing, reclaiming power, and rewriting the rules after toxic relationships, domestic violence, domestic abuse, narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and financial abuse. Hosted by Lindsay, a mom of four with zero fancy letters behind her name, this show is a no-BS conversation about breaking free and finding your voice.Each week, we bring in experts, survivors, and the real-life stories that break

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Texties From The Exties #1

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2025/11/06

In this new segment, Lindsay shares listeners' text messages from their ex's!All submissions are anonymous!Send your Exties' texties to biabw@caliber-studio.com-----Support Our Sponsor: TALKINGPARENTS APPThe #1 App For More Confident Co-ParentingClick to Learn More: https://talkingparents.com/biabw💜 We’re teaming up with TalkingParentsApp to give the Bestie Gang one of the best tools for the Bestie Toolkit, the power to communicate without chaos. Because as much as we love reading your “Texties

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1:04:55

Richard Grannon Pt 2: Cutting Off the Supply: Healing...

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2025/11/04

In Part 2 of Lindsay’s epic andunfiltered conversation with Richard Grannon, the trauma expert and philosopher who’s redefining recovery, the two dive head-first into what healing actually looks like after surviving narcissistic abuse. From learning to trust yourself again to understanding how to cut off the supply that keeps toxic people fed, this episode is a must-listen for anyone trying to crawl out of chaos and build peace that actually lasts.Inside This Episode:• How to stop mistaking pain for

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1:25:57

Answering the Call: Inside the National Domestic...

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2025/10/30

In thisspecial episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word, Lindsay sits down inside the National Domestic Violence Hotline headquarters with Katie Ray-Jones, the organization’s badass CEO and lifelong advocate for survivors. Together, they pull back the curtain on what really happens when someone calls for help.From personal survivor stories to the Power and Control Wheel, tech abuse, and teen dating violence, this episode reveals the realities of modern abuse and the lifesaving work happening behind the

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59:51

Richard Grannon on Narcissistic Abuse, Childhood...

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2025/10/28

“The only time you knew your worth as a child was when you were solving a tyrant’s problem.” Richard GrannonMeet Richard Grannon, trauma specialist, author ofA Cult of One, and the internet’s most brutally honest voice on narcissistic abuse and emotional recovery. In this episode of B!tch Is A Bad Word, Lindsay and Richard go deep on how narcissistic parents and partners shape our sense of self, why chaos can feel like love, and what it takes to finally break free from toxic patterns.Because healing

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1:05:07

Bitch Sesh "Kalen": My Harrowing Journey Through The...

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2025/10/23

Kalen’s story began when she was only 17. What she thought was the drama of love quickly became a cycle of emotional and physical abuse. For years, she was told she was crazy, too sensitive, too much. She believed it. Behind closed doors, she lived with an extreme personality who used manipulation, fear, and control to keep her questioning her own mind.In this episode of Bitch Sesh, Lindsay sits down with Kalen to explore how young love can turn into domination, how gaslighting rewrites reality, and

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49:13

"Fresh Start" Your Divorce - Rebuilding after...

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2025/10/21

“What is life if not a series of fresh starts?” Olivia HowellMeet Olivia Howell, founder of The Fresh Starts Registry (as featured on the TODAY Show), who’s redefining what it means to begin again after divorce, separation, or abuse. Because when we leave, we need a fresh start registry. You might have spent years too afraid to speak up about how you wanted to decorate your home. Maybe you lost your autonomy and don’t even know what your favorite color is or what clothes feel good on your body

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1:11:50

Bitch Sesh: Am I In An Abuseive Relationship? | Malou

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2025/10/16

In this episode of B!tch Is a Bad Word’s: B!tch Sesh, Lindsay sits down with Malou.Malou found B!tch Is a Bad Word the same way so many of us do, scrolling through social media late at night, trying to make sense of the question that changes everything: What the fck is this relationship I’m in?*Through the endless carousel of “relationship advice” and trauma content, she began piecing together what was really happening behind closed doors. What started as confusion became clarity, and what once felt

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1:08:18

Is It Abuse? Meet The AI That Helps You Understand...

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2025/10/14

What if the first person you told about your abuse… wasn’t a person at all?In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word, Lindsay sits down with Anne Wintemute, the CEO and founder of Aimee Says, an AI-powered digital companion designed to support people experiencing domestic violence, coercive control, emotional abuse, and toxic relationships.Aimee isn’t a chatbot or a therapist. She’s something new: a judgment-free, always-available guide that helps you figure out if what you’re experiencing is abuse and

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1:07:19

Bitch Sesh - The $1.6M Con: How Netflix's 'BAD VEGAN'...

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2025/10/09

What if the story everyone thought they knew was only half the truth?In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word’s Bitch Sesh, Lindsay sits down with Sarma Melngailis the woman the world met as the “Bad Vegan” but who lived something far more complex behind closed doors.From the high of running New York’s hottest vegan restaurant to the collapse that followed, Sarma opens up about love, deception, public shaming, and the long road back to herself all while revealing the real meaning behind that

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1:07:04

Top Divorce Lawyer: 7 Things You Must Do When...

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2025/10/07

CLICK HERE FOR JAFARI LAW'S FREE GUIDE TO USING PARENTING APPSLeaving your abusive marriage or relationship may be the hardest step but picking the right lawyer may be the most important. You don't need someone who just knows the law but also understands what you've been through and the manipulative tactics your abuser will employ with the judge and with you. You need someone who knows your court, your judge and how "to read the room" to help you get what you are fighting for.Padideh Jafari is a

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1:09:32

Bitch Sesh - The Detective's Wife: Abuse Living...

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2025/10/02

What if the man who vowed to protect and serve was the one you needed protection from?In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word'sBItch Sesh, Lindsay sits down with Berkely a former police wife whose 15-year marriage began with fast love and ended in a high-stakes fight for freedom. From behind the thin blue line, Berkley takes us deep into a world where power, control, addiction, and silence reigned supreme.What started as a whirlwind romance with a charming detective slowly unraveled into a life of

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1:16:03

Staying Strong In Family Court - Michele Locke,...

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2025/09/30

From Survivor to Lawyer to Family Court Judge - no one knows the ins and outs of the Family Court system than Michele Locke. Too often, survivors are told by their attorneys to keep quiet about the abuse they suffered and that it turns off the judge. And too often, survivors capitulate to manipulative maneuvers their abusers thrust on them, continuing the cycle of abuse in court.Michele - a former Judge turned podcaster - discusses how to find the right attorney who understands YOU and what YOU'VE

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1:19:43

Bitch Sesh "Quinn":What Emotional Abuse Looks Like...

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2025/09/25

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains conversations regarding self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide.The Trauma Bond. It's hard to see the forest for the trees when you're in the middle of a constant emotional onslaught.That is Quinn's story, our guest on today'sBitch Is A Bad Word: Bitch Sesh.Like many of us, Quinn didn't know she was in an abusive marriage, being torn in so many directions she didn't know what was up until after the divorce, when she could put some distance between she and

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1:07:19

The Connection Between Trauma and Chronic Pain: Heal...

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2025/09/23

Trauma doesn't just affect your mind and spirit - it can deeply affect your body, manifesting as chronic illnesses. And now there is scientific evidence linking the two - if we work on healing the trauma, the body recovers, too.Adriana Bucci is a life coach and narcissistic abuse survivor who helps people untangle the invisible threads between trauma, toxic relationships, and chronic pain.She shares how growing up with a narcissistic mother, and later dating narcissistic partners, left her carrying

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59:06

The Story Ends With Me: How Terra Newell Triumphed...

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2025/09/18

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains real accounts of domestic violence, coercive control, stalking, knife attack, and self-defense. Listener discretion strongly advised.Terra Newell and her sister desperately tried to get her mom, Debra Newell, to leave her stepfather. Sometimes it worked, but only temporarily at best. Debra would always go back. Then on August 20, 2016, Terra was ambushed and stabbed by her stepfather—the infamous conman, abuser, and psychopath John Meehan, known worldwide

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1:13:00

How To Spot Coercive Control & Reclaim Your Power |...

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2025/09/16

She thought she married a charming, successful man. Instead, she ended up trapped in a controlling, emotionally abusive marriage that nearly broke her.In this episode of Bitch Is A Bad Word, journalist and divorce coach Amy Polacko opens up about her own experience with a covert narcissist—a partner who manipulated, isolated, and gaslit her behind closed doors. She explains how smart, accomplished women like her often find themselves stuck in relationships that look perfect on the outside but feel

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1:17:36

A Broken Legal System: Lynn's Story Part 2 (Bitchsesh)

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2025/09/11

In Part 2 of Lynn’s story, we explore a chilling truth many survivors face: the abuse doesn’t stop when the relationship ends. It just moves to the courtroom.Lynn’s ex didn’t just gaslight and control her at home—he took that manipulation into family court, painting himself as the victim, filing false reports, and using the legal system to financially drain and emotionally torture her.In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word, Lynn shares:How her ex used false CPS claims and restraining orders to gain

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1:05:42

Narcissism Explained: How To Spot A Narcissist |...

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2025/09/09

JOIN the BIABW PATREON and DISCORD SERVER where we're building our Bestie community! On Discord, we've created a safe space where you can connect anonymously with others and share. And on Patreon, I "spill the tea" all week long as well as have all the episodes available ad-free! Join at patreon.com/BitchIsABadWordSTAY UPDATED & SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:https://www.caliber-studio.com/bitch-is-a-bad-word-with-lindsay#biabwsubscribeConnect with Us:📧 Email: biabw@caliber-studio.com📱 Call or

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1:15:11

I Didn't Know It Was Abuse: Recognizing Red Flags |...

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2025/09/04

In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word, Stephanie Strickland shares a story so many women will recognize—even if they don’t yet have the words for it.She thought she had the life she wanted: a husband, a home, a child. But behind closed doors, things weren’t adding up. Her husband controlled the money, twisted the truth, and left her questioning her own reality. There were no bruises. But there was damage.Stephanie takes us through the confusing fog of emotional manipulation, financial control,

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1:02:05

How To Regain Control (& Stop Being Manipulated) In...

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2025/09/02

In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word, we speak with Sara Davison—divorce coach, author, and survivor—about something many people face but don’t know how to name: being stuck in a relationship that slowly chips away at your confidence, independence, and sense of self.Sara explains how control can look like love, how you start ignoring red flags, and how to finally break free—even when you still care about the person. This episode is for anyone feeling confused, trapped, or like they’ve “lost

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